Shin-Soo Choo issued a statement earlier this evening in regards to his DUI arrest early Monday morning. Jordan Bastian, who covers the Indians for MLB.com, has the full text:

“I sincerely apologize to my family, teammates, fans and the Indians organization for the attention stemming from this matter. However, I am hopeful that this incident will not be a distraction to the Indians organization while we remain focused on continuing to play winning baseball.”

“Since this is a legal matter, I look forward to it being resolved within the court system as soon as possible.”

Bastian adds via Twitter that Choo called teammates over during pregame workouts this evening and talked to them as a group. Choo is in the starting lineup for tonight’s game against the Athletics.

A deep heartfelt apology, an athlete baring his soul. You can tell this came from Shin without any prompting or help from his agent. As far as I’m concerned, this matter is resolved. We’ll let this one slide, but don’t do it again.